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Tlingit and Haida’s effort to make land parcel ‘Indian Country’ gets Trump-era setback
Appeals court sends case back to lower court for reconsideration due to Interior Department now opposing tribal efforts after supporting them under Biden.
Aug 273 min read


Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'
President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he escalates his trade war with Canada.
Aug 273 min read


Police blotter for Aug. 25
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Aug 271 min read


Catastrophic floods kill over 350 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing
Rescue teams searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse.
Aug 274 min read


The teenage girls behind a $25 minimum wage fight in rural Alaska
Nome is one of the most expensive towns in America. Six young women there are hoping to get a minimum wage initiative on the November ballot.
Aug 276 min read


New wrinkles, same strong football team set for Adair-Kennedy
Crimson Bears bring talent, pep band, cheer squad to home opener.
Aug 266 min read


Ban the electric shock gloves that Department of Homeland Security wants to give to ICE agents
We as Alaskans have a belief in human decency and in not causing pain to others. And yet recently, our own United States government announced that the Department of Homeland Security plans to purchase electric shock gloves for ICE agents for $20 million.
Aug 262 min read


Trump administration halts all visa applications while new policy on legal immigrants is imposed
Change aims to keep out people considered potential drains on public coffers; officials also prepare to revoke visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who applied for asylum.
Aug 264 min read


Environmental groups take steps to sue to compel new protections for gray whales
Hundreds of gray whales have turned up dead in recent years on beaches from Mexico to Alaska, and the population dropped by about half over a decade.
Aug 263 min read


Obituary: James Raymond Peterson
James ("Jimmy") Raymond Peterson, a beloved husband, father, brother, and friend, passed at home on May 11, 2026.
Aug 262 min read


JPD arrests of minorities drop 17% in 2025 compared to 2024, according to state report
Total reported crimes drop 6% in Juneau while increasing 7.2% statewide; vehicle and other thefts cited as primary causes of statewide rise.
Aug 263 min read


Alaska Supreme Court to rule on question of bias in raked choice ballot measure language
Plaintiffs supporting and opposing Ballot Measure 2 appealed a lower court’s ruling, arguing the Alaska Division of Elections used unclear, politically partisan language on the ballot.
Aug 266 min read
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